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Direct Object Pronouns

Spoken Description

Apprenez à utiliser les pronoms objets directs en français : position par rapport au verbe, accords, formes (le, la, l', les) et cas avec les verbes courants et contrats. Exercices pour pratiquer et renforcer la compréhension.

Learn how to use direct object pronouns in English: placement before the verb, form (him, her, it, them), and cases with common verbs. Clear explanations and quick practice exercises.

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Direct object pronouns in French replace a noun that receives the action of a verb, making sentences shorter and more natural. This guide covers each standard pronoun and how to use them in typical contexts.

Key Pronouns

Here are the main direct object pronouns in French for each grammatical person:
French WordEnglish Word
me (m')me
te (t')you (singular, informal)
le (l')him / it (masculine)
la (l')her / it (feminine)
nousus
vousyou (plural or formal)
lesthem
Pierre(me) voit dans la rue.

Pierre sees me in the street.

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Placement

Les pronoms d'objet direct se placent généralement immédiatement avant le verbe conjugué en français. S'il y a un infinitif, le pronom s'attache habituellement à celui-ci ou apparaît avant. Dans les phrases négatives, le pronom reste à côté du verbe, et le ne...pas entoure le groupe pronom-verbe.

Direct object pronouns normally go immediately before the conjugated verb in French. If there is an infinitive, the pronoun usually attaches to it or appears before it. In negative sentences, the pronoun stays next to the verb, and the ne...pas surrounds the pronoun-verb group.
Marie(me) regarde.

Marie is looking at me.

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Examples

Special Cases

In the passé composé with double object pronouns, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the direct object pronoun if it appears before the verb. Also, in affirmative commands, pronouns follow the verb and are joined by hyphens; me and te change to m' and t' and switch to moi and toi after positive commands.
Je(les) ai vus hier.

I saw them yesterday.

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Summary

Direct object pronouns streamline sentences by replacing nouns that receive an action; learn the key forms, practice placement rules in normal, negative, and imperative sentences, and remember agreement in compound tenses.

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